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This is not the Brexit you were looking for
Apparently this Brexit is not the one Leave voters wanted, and is certainly not what Remainers wanted, but it’s the one we’re all having to live with, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. Chief executive of Next, Lord Simon Wolfson, has been...
Home Office still perpetuating dangerous anti-immigration rhetoric
The Home Office does not speak for desperate migrants. It does not speak for businesses crying out for staff. And it certainly does not speak for me, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Ever since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the UK has become...
Bremainers Ask ……. Peter Corr
Peter Corr is an ex-army HGV driver who lost his job thanks to Brexit and decided to do something rather special to protest about that. He set up the campaign group ‘UK Rejoin the EU’ to fight against Brexit and recently organised the National Rejoin March - the...
UK economy is “frankly doomed”
Billionaire investor and Tory supporter Guy Hands says the UK economy is "frankly doomed" and has been this way since the failed Brexit deal writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.The UK economy is “frankly doomed”. So says billionaire investor and...
Triple lock pensions at risk
The triple lock on pensions has been a long-held Conservative Party commitment and manifesto promise. But not any more it seems.Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines.Whilst financial markets may have felt some relief at the arrival of Jeremy Hunt,...
Open letter to Truss #3 – October 2022
by Sue Wilson MBE Dear Liz, Since our earlier correspondence, (December 2021 and January 2022) it’s good to see that you have finally ditched the multiple hats and roles in favour of focussing on just one job. The big one. I guess I should start by offering my...
We get it, and we have listened: government U-turn on uncosted tax cuts
The country gets it. We have listened. Can we now bring on the general election and rid the country of Trussonomics and KamiKwasi thinking? Bremain Chair,Sue Wilson MBE, writes for Yorkshire Bylines.One of the most unpopular decisions made by the Liz Truss government...
Bremainers Ask….. Baroness Sarah Ludford
Since 1997, Baroness Sarah Ludford has been a member of the House of Lords and is currently the Liberal Democrat’s Europe and Brexit spokesman. She was a Member of the European Parliament for London from 1999 to 2014, working mainly on EU security, justice and human...
Truss lost for words in the face of proper journalism
The prime minister finally emerged from hiding today to give a series of quick-fire interviews on local radio – and it didn’t go well by Sue Wilson MBEUntil her appearance on BBC local radio on Thursday morning, newly minted (if not shiny) PM Liz Truss had been...
Just Biden our time
Waking up to the reality of Brexit - our biggest trading relationship is destroyed and we can't conclude one with the world's biggest economy writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Before Liz Truss had even got her feet under her desk at Number 10,...
Liz Truss – Brexit Britain’s anti-monarchist, Remainer PM
‘These are my principles, if you don’t like them, I have others’ seems to be PM Liz Truss’s modus operandi. Lisa Burton, Bremain vice Chair takes a closer look for Yorkshire Bylines“ I’m against the idea that people can be born to rule – that people, because of the...
The King’s first speech
On Friday, King Charles III gave his first speech to a nation in mourning – what did this tell us about the king he plans to be? Sue Wilson MBE, Bremain Chair writes for Yorkshire bylines.The day after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Thursday 8 September,...
National Rejoin March on Saturday: going the extra mile
Lisa Burton, Bremain Vice Chair talks to some of those who are travelling from Spain to London this Saturday to join the National Rejoin March, writing for Yorkshire Bylines.The first National Rejoin March will take place in London this Saturday, 10 September. It has...
Dear Brexiters – What if this was your mother? Vanessa’s Story
One of the most under-reported and tragic consequences of Brexit has been the impact on those with deep family connections to Europe by Lisa BurtonAt the 2019 Conservative party conference, Priti Patel announced, “I have a particular responsibility when it comes to...
Can we talk about rejoining the EU yet?
With mounting evidence of Brexit damage in plain sight, Sue Wilson asks whether now is the time to start a campaign to rejoin the EU? Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines.On Saturday 10 September, the National Rejoin March takes to the streets of...
Bremainers Ask……. Otto English
Otto English is the pen name of author and journalist Andrew Scott. Having worked in theatre and TV in his twenties, as a playwright and researcher, Scott went on to have a ‘portfolio career’ combining teaching and scriptwriting before his online twitter rants and...
My personal journey through Covid
Sue Wilson MBE, Bremain Chair, reflects on lessons from her own experience of Covid for West England Bylines. Are we now failing to treat it seriously enough?I’m recovering from Covid. I had always expected to catch Covid at some point. After all, an increasing number...
Like Johnson, Truss and Sunak commit to treating the devolved nations with disdain
Sunak and Truss have consistently voted against giving further powers to the devolved nations - and their recent comments do not bode well by Lisa Burton Recently, we’ve all witnessed a true ‘blue on blue’ war of words as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak battle to become the...
Uncovering the truth: did Johnson mislead parliament?
Privileges committee inquiry aims to uncover the truth of whether Johnson misled parliament – and is being met with considerable pushback by Sue Wilson MBE Ever since the partygate scandal first reared its ugly head, Boris Johnson has been dismissing any suggestions...
Johnson taught Truss everything she doesn’t know
Break the rules, lie about it, get caught lying, change your story, double down – as PM, Truss looks likely to follow in Johnson’s footsteps, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. It’ll be no surprise to anyone following the trajectory of Liz...
Bremainers Ask – Jane Morrice
Born in Belfast, and a teenager during the “troubles”, Jane Morrice built a career on peace building, journalism, Europe and equality. A founder member of the NI Women’s Coalition, she authored the line on integrated education in the Good Friday Agreement. She was...
Boris Johnson clings on to power: a long and expensive six weeks
The prime minister is approaching his final six weeks in much the same way as he’s approached his entire term of office, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.On 7July 2022, less than three years after winning a landslide election, Boris Johnson...
The race to be prime minister
Each leadership candidate has been part of a governing party that has presided over – and in most cases caused – the problems we now face, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Despite what you might have read or heard, for the foreseeable future...
Johnson’s ‘resignation’ exposes a wider lack of integrity in his party
Those attempting to distance themselves from Johnson's lack of integrity should take a closer look in the mirror and examine their own, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. When Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned from Cabinet on Tuesday...